The restructuring deal has met with opposition from both creditors and large segments of the Puerto Rican community....

The restructuring deal has met with opposition from both creditors and large segments of the Puerto Rican community. Some of the bond holders are rumored to be considering an appeal of the restructuring plan. Meanwhile, many Puerto Rican civic and oversight groups such as the Center for Popular Democracy (CPD), the Citizen Front for the Debt Audit (Comisión Ciudadana Para la Auditoría Integral del Crédito Público), and Puerto Rico’s Citizens for Debt Audit (Frente Ciudadano por la Auditoría de la Deuda) all denounce the approval of the restructuring plan as an easy way to appease bondholders while ignoring the long term development needs of the Puerto Rican economy.

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02/17/2019 | Latinopia | Organizing for a Just Recovery in Puerto Rico and Beyond

"Together, we will continue pressing our demands that Amazon show up in our communities to listen to community members...

"Together, we will continue pressing our demands that Amazon show up in our communities to listen to community members about real concerns regarding jobs, displacement, rising costs, lack of transparency, and shutting communities out of processes," said a statement by an as-yet-unnamed coalition of more than 20 community groups including the Center for Popular Democracy, New Virginia Majority, and Stand Up Nashville.

Amazon has decided to take its marbles and go home. The richest guy in the world has been defeated by community...

Amazon has decided to take its marbles and go home. The richest guy in the world has been defeated by community organizers in Queens, after immigrants, workers and local small businesses stood up and won. It’s astounding.

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On Wednesday, four progressive groups, including the National Employment Law Project and the Center for Popular...

On Wednesday, four progressive groups, including the National Employment Law Project and the Center for Popular Democracy, released a research report that provided intellectual ammunition for the just-cause bill. Researchers surveyed 539 New York fast-food workers and found that 65% of the 192 who had ever been terminated from a job reported that they had, in at least one instance, not been given any reason for being fired.

“Do not come to our cities expecting to ignore the democratic process and hoard the resources that our communities...

“Do not come to our cities expecting to ignore the democratic process and hoard the resources that our communities desperately need,” Local Progress, an organization of local officials, said in a statement.

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02/15/2019 | The New York Times | Local Progress: A National Network of Progressive Local Elected Officials

"In fact, they funded the opposition," Mosqueda said during a briefing hosted by Local Progress. "And what we saw was...

"In fact, they funded the opposition," Mosqueda said during a briefing hosted by Local Progress. "And what we saw was not just an attack on policy, but on the very existence on public policy making and the role we have to play."

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02/15/2019 | King 5 News | Local Progress: A National Network of Progressive Local Elected Officials

The rally was organized by groups such as Make the Road New York, the Center for Popular Democracy and Rainforest...

The rally was organized by groups such as Make the Road New York, the Center for Popular Democracy and Rainforest Action Network as part of the Corporate Backers of Hate campaign. The campaign's goal is to call out JP Morgan Chase and other institutions such as Wells Fargo for bankrolling private prison companies.

In a letter released Wednesday by the advocacy organization Local Progress, representatives from New York City, Chicago...

In a letter released Wednesday by the advocacy organization Local Progress, representatives from New York City, Chicago, Columbus, Austin, Dallas, Indiana, Somerville, D.C., Philadelphia, and Dallas city councils—including some who signed the original non-aggression pact—stated that they’d “do all we can to prevent our cities from participating in Amazon’s rigged game.

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02/14/2019 | CityLab | Local Progress: A National Network of Progressive Local Elected Officials

But Mr. Lander disagreed, saying his proposed legislation was needed, regardless of whether it might be part of a...

But Mr. Lander disagreed, saying his proposed legislation was needed, regardless of whether it might be part of a broader campaign to organize fast-food workers. He cited a recent survey by advocates for low-wage workers — the Center for Popular Democracy, the National Employment Law Project and Fast Food Justice — that found that about two-thirds of workers fired from fast-food jobs said they had been fired without being given a reason.

The effort in New Jersey grew directly out of that Toys R Us campaign. Infuriated over the lack of severance, former...

The effort in New Jersey grew directly out of that Toys R Us campaign. Infuriated over the lack of severance, former Toys R Us employees began publicly protesting against the bankrupt company’s debtholders last year. They took on the name Rise Up Retail and began agitating for better protections for all retail workers who lose their jobs. The effort is backed by the Organization United for Respect, which has a history of organizing Walmart employees, and the liberal advocacy group Center for Popular Democracy.